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Versions on the origin of tulip ornamental cultivation in the West argue that this began in the import of bulbs from the Ottoman Empire through Central Europe since the 16th century. Other studies also point to a route of introduction in Europe older, from the Byzantine Empire to the Al-Ándalus in the Muslim Hispania.
Between 1610 and 1620 in France and by 1634 in the Netherlands, the enthusiasm for cultivating these bulbous plants was transformed into a real fever known as tulipomania. There were not enough bulbs in the market to support the existing demand, so tulipomania was transformed into financial speculation, in which investors bought and sold credit notes and not bulbs. This period of speculative euphoria led to a great economic bubble and a financial crisis. It is, in fact, one of the earliest speculative phenomena of monetary mass.
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Nice story about tulips…if my mind still remembers, tulip is a national flower of Dutches…
Yes, this flower has a long history, regards
I love tulips, especially the red ones. I always drew them as a child.
A regards Blue, thank friend
wow!! great2
Thank so much Ngoc. regards
Excellent
Thank so much Olga
That is interesting. I love tulips and I did not know that. Thank you, Oscar.
Very good story of tulips. regards Lucia
never knew they had a history, very interesting
Thank Brenda, Another very good story of tulips
So tulips have a history
Thank so much Brians, great history, regards